Mira's the one who's been giving us problems lately. I was thinking that she was maybe just a colicky baby like Adia was. Adia would scream for at least 3 hours every evening for weeks as a baby. It was awful and we called it the witching hours. Nothing we did could make her happy and we knew not to go out anywhere during that time. Well, Mira started screaming a couple weeks ago and it was horrible. She'd scream and scream which would cause Leia to scream too. It was obvious that something was upsetting her and we couldn't figure out what. Yesterday I noticed that it always seemed to happen within 15 minutes of a feeding and it happened again this morning. She'd eat, burp a ton, start to get fussy and then the screaming would start. The screaming would only stop once she'd cried herself to sleep. I called the doctor's office today and explained the problem. They made me an appointment for the afternoon. I was thinking there could be a number of things wrong, but didn't want to switch formula again without input from a doctor too. I was thinking she could be lactose intolerant, have a milk protein allergy, possible reflux or an immature digestive system.
Leia (left), Mira (right)
I took her in and the first thing they did was weigh her. Mira's a whopping 9lbs14oz! She's about 6oz bigger than what Adia was at the same age. She seems so much bigger though, but I think that's because she's much shorter. I talked to the doctor and explained what had been going on. She felt Mira's tummy and basically told me that my suspicions were probably correct. She sent me home with samples of soy based formula and nutramagen to try. We started the soy formula immediately and Mira could tell it tasted different, but she drank it anyway. She ate, burped and fell asleep. It was the first time she's been completely relaxed in a long time. She cried for a little bit this evening, while I was putting Adia to bed, but it was only because she was hungry. Once I fed her more, she burped a tiny bit and then just lounged in the boppy, looking around. She didn't complain at all and is certainly already a lot less gassy. She seems like she's my mellow, happy baby again. I'm hoping it continues like this.
It's a bit ironic though because when I was pregnant with them, I thought wouldn't be my luck if one baby was allergic to dairy and the other had a nut allergy, meanwhile Adia's gluten intolerant. Cooking could become even more interesting. Of course, so far Leia's ok with her formula and we won't know about food allergies with her for quite awhile.
Besides fussy babies, Adia's had a few good days. On Wednesday, we saw Heather, her husband and M, her oldest daughter. Tanae wasn't with them, but Adia was perfectly happy playing with M, who turned 5 today. We went out to lunch and then DiDi took M and Adia to the play area. Adia was so happy to have a friend with her and they played really well together.
Adia really had fun yesterday when she went back to the coast with DiDi. She stayed with Gramma and Papa while DiDi did some work at school and then DiDi took Adia to M's birthday party. Adia was so happy and had a blast. There were lots of other kids there, including Tanae. I made Adia some mini brownie cupcakes so she wouldn't feel left out when it came time for cake and ice cream. Since Adia had a cupcake, Tanae had to have one too. I don't have any pictures of the party, but maybe DiDi will share some soon. I do know that Adia is now a Barbie girl. She played with her first Barbie at the party and is now hooked. She really likes that you can put Barbie in a car and drive it around.
Adia's potty use is still hit or miss. She pooped in it today and peed a couple times, but she's not doing it consistently. She did start getting herself dressed on her own without a fight. I just help her pull up her pants or make sure her clothes aren't backwards, she does the rest, including picking out her outfits. That kid will pretty much do anything for stickers.
